Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön is an American-born Buddhist nun and the author of many modern-day spiritual classics, including When Things Fall Apart; Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better; The Places That Scare You; How to Meditate; No Time to Lose, Living Beautifully, and more. She serves as resident teacher at Gampo Abbey Monastery in Nova Scotia.
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– Pema Chödrön
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– Pema Chödrön
The Diamond Approach is offering live, online Inquiry groups to accompany this course at a discounted rate — $100 for eight, 90-minute sessions, where you’ll take turns with other students working one-on-one with an expert teacher. This is completely optional and available after purchasing Presence.
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